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Martelli Open 2018

Villa Martelli, Buenos Aires · 13 October 2018 · 15 events · 55 competitors · 61 personal bests

Guido Dipietro won four of the 15 events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ramiro Mendez by 0.32 seconds. 55 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Manuel Gutman set the 5×5 blindfolded single national record: 9:47.03.

Four wins
Guido Dipietro — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.32s
closest final — 2×2, Ramiro Mendez over Guido Dipietro
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ramiro Mendez7.349.17
2×2Ramiro Mendez2.332.93
4×4Guido Dipietro34.3236.56
5×5Guido Dipietro1:19.561:22.64
7×7Guido Dipietro3:57.624:13.01
3×3 blindfoldedManuel Gutman24.86—
3×3 Fewest MovesGuido Dipietro32 moves—
ClockJuan Manuel Sangregorio8.7910.86
MegaminxLeandro Martín López44.6046.41
PyraminxFederico da Fonseca3.104.84
SkewbFederico da Fonseca3.314.01
Square-1Federico da Fonseca12.1313.58
4×4 blindfoldedManuel Gutman2:29.15—
5×5 blindfoldedManuel Gutman9:47.03—
3×3 Multi-BlindManuel Gutman8 of 10 cubes · 33:39—

The PB harvest

61 set · 14 still standing
  • Iván Nieloud — 3×3 single 10.74: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Guido Dipietro — Square-1 single 12.26: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Iván Nieloud — 2×2 single 2.84: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Iván Nieloud — 4×4 single 40.96: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Nicolas Aldana — 3×3 single 12.91: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Thiago Luna Elian — 3×3 single 13.20: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
  • Fabio Bini Graciose — Square-1 single 16.16: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Tomás Nahuel Españon — 3×3 single 14.45: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 315 results · 15 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Ramiro Mendez won it with a 9.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1B2 L' B' D' F U' B2 L B' U' F L2 F' B2 R2 F' B' L2 D2 R2 L2
  2. 2B2 D2 R2 D2 F L2 B2 R2 B' R2 D F2 U2 R U B2 L U' R D'
  3. 3L2 D R L2 U L' F2 U F L2 U' F2 D' L2 D' L2 B2 R2
  4. 4F2 U2 F2 L2 U' L2 D' L2 U B' D2 F' D L2 B D2 F' L
  5. 5F D' R D2 R D B2 R2 B' L' D2 F2 B R2 F2 L2 B L2 B'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.